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El Candidato
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James Purefoy
Wayne Addison
10 eps
Eréndira Ibarra
Isabel Alfaro
10 eps
José María de Tavira
Lalo Yzaguirre
10 eps
Joaquín Cosío
Rafael Bautista
10 eps
Esmeralda Pimentel
Verónica de Velasco Rivera
9 eps
Bret Harrison
Boyd Sorenson
9 eps
Gerardo Taracena
El Cocodrilo
1 eps
Carmen Beato
Host
1 eps
Andrés Zuno
Javier
1 eps
Miguel Angel Galván
Pulquero
1 eps
Erick Cañete
Halcón Screwdriver
1 eps
Pablo Vinós Celaya
El Capo
1 eps
Andrés Montiel
Eduardo Yzaguirre
1 eps
Simón Guevara
Disheveled Man
1 eps
Geraldine Zinat
Eli
1 eps
Oscar Ganem
DEA Agent Cortés
1 eps
Manuel Sevilla
Chief Inspector
2 eps
Pilar Ixquic Mata
Polanco Woman
1 eps
Tamara Vallarta
Mónica
1 eps
Sebastián Aguirre
Juan Carlos Ponce
1 eps
Carlos Corona
Ramón
1 eps
Michel Chauvet
Roberto
1 eps
Fabiana Perzabal
Fernanda Sotelo
1 eps
Mario Loría
Miguel Téllez
3 eps
Marco Antonio Argueta
Jefe Tapia
4 eps
Jesús Meza
Edgar
2 eps
David Chavira
El Iguala
1 eps
Sahit Sosa
Diego
1 eps
Francisco Velázquez
Pan Handler
1 eps
Sofía Espinosa
Pamela Hierro
4 eps
Eligio Meléndez
Julio de Velasco
1 eps
Sofía Sisniega
Natalia Portillo
6 eps
Fernanda Borches
Camila Katz
2 eps
Tizoc Arroyo
District Saldaña
3 eps
Paco Rueda
Sebastián Sotelo
2 eps
David Fridman
Ted Malek
2 eps
Rodrigo Corea
Gordo
3 eps
Hernán Mendoza
Pastor
7 eps
Pablo Abitia
Diputado Cardozo
2 eps
Javier Escobar
El Enano
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How El Candidato actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
El Candidato reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to bring down Rafael Bautista, Mexico's most vicious and brilliant narco. Her mission brings her into conflict with Eduardo Yzaguirre, her former boyfriend and the current Mayor of Mexico City, the cleanest and most inspirational politician in the country.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Peter Blake
Showrunner
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Stacy Perskie
Executive producer
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Natalie Osma
Executive producer
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Juan Rendón
Executive producer
Ted Cohen
Writer
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Daniel Krauze
Writer
Max Hurwitz
Writer
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David Chasteen
Writer
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Katherine Walczak
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stacy PerskieExecutive Producer
- Natalie OsmaExecutive Producer
- Juan RendónExecutive Producer
- Peter BlakeExecutive Producer
- Andrea GamboaProducer
Writing
- Ted CohenWriter
- Daniel KrauzeWriter
- Max HurwitzWriter
- Peter BlakeWriter
- David ChasteenWriter
- Katherine WalczakWriter
Direction
- Humberto HinojosaDirector
- Jaime ReynosoDirector
Cinematography
- Marc BellverDirector of Photography
- Felipe Perez-BurchardDirector of Photography
Music
- Yamil RezcOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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